Jean Louise stretched luxuriously and yawned, delighted with her existence.

Harper Lee -- Go Set a Watchman

Time stretched itself like a cat waking from a long nap, luxurious and patient.

Laurie Halse Anderson -- The Impossible Knife of Memory

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As for the jet, it’s not nearly as luxurious as Connor had expected.

Neal Shusterman -- Unwind

The seat of the automobile was luxurious leather, and a delicate glass vase was mounted at the front, filled with fragrant roses.

Margaret Peterson Haddix -- Uprising

I ached to put on one of the luxurious pants that Maxon had given me for Saturday use, but this seemed like a bad time for that.

Kiera Cass -- The Elite

Reaching for her wine, she slipped into the water, feeling luxurious despite her modest surroundings.

Nicholas Sparks -- The Longest Ride

Luxurious.

Kiera Cass -- The One

Reunited with Nora in our luxurious room, I felt shy with her in this unfamiliar setting.

Piper Kerman -- Orange Is the New Black

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The warm water was luxurious.

Nicholas Sparks -- The Choice

I spent the intervening days catching up on my sleep, working in Kilvin’s shop, and enjoying my new, luxurious accommodations at the Horse and Four.

Patrick Rothfuss -- The Name of the Wind

I never thought a hot shower and hair wash could be so luxurious.

Susan Ee -- Angelfall

And then, almost luxuriously, I stretched my arms high above my head.

Jojo Moyes -- Me Before You

Underneath the picture someone had writ with a black fountain pen, "One Night Only in Flint, Michigan, at the Luxurious Fifty Grand on Saturday June 16, 1932.

Christopher Paul Curtis -- Bud, Not Buddy

The kitten stretched luxuriously, and looked up at her with huge, innocent eyes.

Madeleine L’Engle -- A Wrinkle in Time

Dear Lucky One: Here it is—the apartment you’ve always dreamed of, at a rent you can afford, in the newest, most luxurious building on Lake Michigan: SUNSET TOWERSPicture windows in every roomUniformed doorman, maid serviceCentral air conditioning, hi-speed elevatorExclusive neighborhood, near excellent schoolsEtc., etc.You have to see it to believe it.

Ellen Raskin -- The Westing Game

The house the Whitshanks rented every summer stood right on the beach—a comparatively uncrowded stretch of the Delaware coast—but it wasn’t what you’d call luxurious.

Anne Tayler -- A Spool of Blue Thread

(My mam later said spitefully that these were cheap costume jewelry from a Galway five-and-dime, but at the time they seemed impossibly luxurious to me.

Christina Baker Kline -- Orphan Train

It is excellent proof of his luxurious lifestyle," she said excitedly, and the whole box was carried away.

Ji-Li Jiang -- Red Scarf Girl

She was wearing her prom dress—a luxurious, white, frilly thing.

Joshua Davis -- Spare Parts

Throughout the week they played with the neighborhood children, spent the rest of their money buying candy and other trinkets at the large drugstore up the street, and rode bicycles for the tirst luxurious time in their lives down a paved hill.

Pat Conroy -- The Water is Wide

She began to giggle, for he had gone into a very low-key comedy routine, his accent all of a sudden profoundly and luxuriously Yiddish as he catalogued the bottles and cans and cardboard cartons pouring forth from the bag, his face furrowed in a perfect replica of some elderly harassed, purblind, nervously parsimonious Flatbush storekeeper.

William Styron -- Sophie’s Choice

From behind the door comes the indistinct murmur of voices, of laughter, exclusive and luxurious.

Margaret Atwood -- Cat’s Eye

Vee expelled a luxurious sigh.

Becca Fitzpatrick -- Hush, Hush

He and his family were vacationing at the luxurious Engleside Hotel.

Lauren Tarshis -- I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916

While the rest of the castle seemed comfortable enough, if somewhat bare, this room was luxuriously crowded, crammed with furniture, bristling with ornaments, and warmly lit by fire and candle against the drizzle of the day outside.

Diana Gabaldon -- Outlander

Her face was heart shaped, her chin small, her lips luxurious and pink.

Dave Eggers -- A Hologram for the King

How it was possible to have built those things up there was beyond my comprehension, but there they were—luxurious villas built in trees.

Bella Forrest -- A Shade of Vampire

They looped arms and took a long, luxurious sip from the crystal glasses.

James Patterson -- 1st to Die

Her hair, worn in a long, messy braid, reminded Iona of her grandmother’s prized mink coat—rich and luxurious brown.

Nora Roberts -- Dark Witch

The Queen stretched her legs out luxuriously.

Cassandra Clare -- City of Lost Souls

Julia woke at the sound, stretched herself luxuriously, and got out of bed.

George Orwell -- 1984

Then we furnish ourselves with blankets, and eiderdowns, luxurious soft affairs.

I’d been asleep for so long, I decided to indulge myself in a luxurious and prolonged pee.

Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor

They entered the elegant, newly decorated, and luxurious dining room.

Leo Tolstoy -- War and Peace

My self-approval when I ticked an entry was quite a luxurious sensation.

Charles Dickens -- Great Expectations

Thanks to Orr, his roommate, it was the most luxurious tent in the squadron.

Joseph Heller -- Catch-22

He lives in a sprawling apartment in a luxurious building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

Malcolm Gladwell -- Outliers

Their host swept an arm across the luxurious salon.

Dan Brown -- The Da Vinci Code

He remembered the room he had lived in there as a great and luxurious place.

John Steinbeck -- The Pearl

More luxurious than the finest airplane, gliding effortlessly over huge distances, built on a scale that left spectators gasping, it was, in the summer of ’2.9, the wonder of the world.

Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken

There had been its original purchase by an American millionaire who was crazy about yachting-and an account of the luxurious modern house he had built on this little island off the Devon coast.

Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None

The mansion itself has been converted to twelve comfortable rooms of various sizes, all quite luxurious, with two full baths on each floor.

Barbara Kingsolver -- The Poisonwood Bible

The chair was modern-looking and luxurious, unlike anything else in the abandoned bank.

Cassandra Clare -- City of Fallen Angels

"I can only say good night tonight with a clear conscience," said Anne, cuddling luxuriously down among her pillows.

Lucy Maud Montgomery -- Anne Of Green Gables

The fabrics on the upholstered chairs and sofa were slightly thicker and more luxurious; the table legs were not straight like those at home, but slender and curved, with a small carved decoration at the foot.